Kharkiv

geographical name

Khar·​kiv ˈkär-kəf 

ˈḵär-

variants or Kharkov

ˈkär-ˌkȯf 

ˈḵär-,

-ˌkȯv,

-kəf

city in northeastern Ukraine on the edge of Donets Basin population 1,446,000

Note: Kharkiv was the capital of Ukraine from 1921 to 1934.